Improved wool-peess



S. C. BOND. WOOL PRESS.

Patented Mal-(5,1867.

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SPENCER C. BOND, OF FARMERSVILLE, NEW' YORK.

Letters Patent No. 62,597, datedMart-k 5, 1867.

IMPROVED WOOL-PRESS.

T O ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that LSruwcnn C. Bonn, of Farmersville, in' the county of Gattaraugus', and State of New. York, haveiuvented'a now and improved Wool-Press; and I. do hereby declare the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art 'to make and use the same, reference being had to theaecompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 represents a longitudinal vertical section oi' this invention,the line a: 5, fig. 2, indicating the plane of section. I I I Figure 2 is atransverse vertical section of the same, the plane of section being indicated by the line 3 y, fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a plan or top View of the'same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates to a wool-press, the press-box of which is composed of two hinged wings and two sliding heads. The hinged wings compose the sides of the press-box, and theyconnect by cords or chains with a lever in such a manner that by depressing said lev er the wings are turned up simultaneously. The movable heads are attached to rods which slide in a suitable recess in the platform or bottom. of the press-box, and saidrods are connected to two belts, the ends of which are secured to a Windlass or drum iu such a manner, that, by turning said win'dlass, the heads are drawn together and the operation'of pressing is effected. By adjusting the cords or ropes in the proper position previous to putting the fleece in the press-box, the operationof tying the packs-alter they have been pressed is materially facilitated.

A represents the platform of my wool-press, which may 'be made of wood or any other suitable material, .Thisplatformis supported by suitablelegs, B, and to its sides are hinged the Wings 0 in such a manner that 'theykxt either be turned upto the position shownin the drawing, or down in the same 'plane with t'he platform. Said wings connect by ropes or chains a with a hand-lover D, which is pivpted to one of the lcgsB, so that by depressing said lever the two wings can be-raiscd simultaneously. A serrated rack is secured to" one of the legs B, and servesto retain the lever in the desired position after the same has been depressed, and the wings C are prevented from falling back sporitaneously-.- :In the platform A is a i e'ccss, a, which serves as a guide for the- ;slides E F, to which the heads G G are secureththe slide E which carries the head G beingslotted to admit the slide F which carries the head G, asshown particularly in fig. 3 of the drawing, so that the slide F is guided and steadied by the slide E. From the ondhfthe slide E cxtendsa rope or belt tZ oyor a roller eto a Windlass H, and another beltf extends from the end of the-slide F over roller to the Windlass H, said belts bcing connected to the Windlass in such a manner that by turning the Windlass in one direction the heads are made to move together, and by turning the Windlass in the opposite direction the heads ('1 G.arc moved apart. Suitable kerfs or slits h in the edges of the Wings and of the heads-serve to adjust the ropes or cords which are required. for tying the wool after the same has been compressed. Whenthe press is to be putjn operation, the heads G G are moved apart and the wings C aroj turned. up to a vertical position. The cords for tying the wool are then adjusted in the proper position, and, alter the fleece has been thrown in the box, the Windlass isturned so that the heads G G move towards each other, and thereby the wool is compressed. -A. ratchet-wheel, 2', and'stoppawl j serve 'to arrest the heads in the required position until the cords are properly tied. As soon as the operation is completed, the heads G G are moved apart, the wings C areaurned down, and the finished pack can be readily discharged. By this arrangement the operation of pressing wool is materially facilitated, less time and labor being required than with presses of 'the ordinary construction, and furthormor'e, the packs are properly tied, and no part of the same is liable to get loose.

What I claim as new, and desireto secure byLcttors Paton-t, is-

1. A wool-press composed of two hinged Wings 0, and two sliding-heads GG, in combination with the lever D and Windlass H, all constructed and operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The slotted slide. E, with its head G, incombination with the single slide F, with its head G, constructed and operating substantially as and forthe purpose described.

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